Making buyers' hearts race! Why luxury car brands should sell on emotion
Image, status symbols and desire for the finer things in life are just some of the triggers that psychologists have identified when it comes to consumers purchasing prestige goods and products. Additionally, the higher the price tag, the more emotional, rather than rational, the decision becomes.
Market Ripe For Neobank Success
Australians will soon have the ability to own their financial data, and have personal financial information easily accessible and transferable to other financial institutions, with open banking coming into effect on 1 July 2019. This may lead to more consumers switching banking providers and will...
Property Hot Spots: How to Reach Kiwis Planning to Buy and Sell
In today’s cooling real estate market, it is increasingly critical to understand where buyers and sellers are on their real estate journey, and to connect with them at the right time. In the next 12 months, 254,000 New Zealanders intend to buy a property and 115,000 expect to sell a property.
The New and Improved Aussie Dad: Fashionable, Financially Secure and Family-Oriented
In the lead up to Father’s Day this year, partners and children across the country will no doubt be racking their brains to pick the perfect gift for dad. Nielsen research reveals that millennial dads (aged 18-34) are a particularly different breed of dad compared to their older counterparts,...
Connection and Contrast: Marketing to Australian and New Zealand Consumers
Marketing teams strive to show how their smarts and silver deliver Return on Investment (ROI). Some global brands are looking for efficiencies by centralising marketing teams and exploring the merits of wider Pacific campaigns - so how alike are we to our Aussie neighbours and what are the...
Ad Spend from Cruise Ship Companies Set to Change Course
Australians are willing to take to the seas with more than half (55%) considering going on a cruise. Strong growth in advertising spend from cruise operators is driving consumer enthusiasm, but questions have been raised as to whether Sydney’s infrastructure can support demand. If tour operators...
Radio Is Hot Property: Commercial Radio Connects With Home Buyers Every Week
With mortgage rates at an all-time low, many Australian consumers still plan on buying a home – despite rising house prices. In the next 12 months, over 1.7 million Australians intend to buy a property and 79% of this group listen to commercial radio each week.
Third Quarter Consumer Confidence Lifts in New Zealand
The New Zealand consumer confidence index reached 101 in Q3 2016 – the highest score since Q1 2015. In the latest online survey, the three key drivers of New Zealand’s confidence all increased from the previous quarter.
Consumers Flock to Retailer and Tax Websites at End of Financial Year
As we enter a new financial year, Nielsen online insights from June and July have shown a rush in last minute online retail action. There were also surges in audiences to financial and government online resources as businesses and consumers prepped for tax time.
ASEAN 2015: Are You Ready? Key Implications for Australian Businessess
In light of the growing uncertainty surrounding the regional economic integration of ASEAN in 2015, being ready for what lies ahead presents challenges for even the most well-prepared companies. Find out how you can prepare your business for what lies ahead.